Exhibit 23.2


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 pertaining to the 2002 Stock Plan of St. Jude Medical, Inc. of our
report dated January 28, 2002 (except for Note 4, as to which the date is
February 13, 2002) with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of St. Jude Medical, Inc. included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 15, 2002